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    Lake Winnipeg

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    Lake Winnipeg, the last remains of glacial Lake Agassiz, is the 10th largest lake in the world by surface area. It lies on the boundary between the Interior Plains and the Southwestern Canadian Shield. Up to five and a half million people rely on the health of Lake Winnipeg. The lake is an economic powerhouse that supports a $100 million a year tourism industry and a $25 million a year fishing industry (Halter, 2007). Furthermore, more than 23,000 permanent residents live in 30 communities along

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    believed to have started with Horace Walpole’s ‘The Castle of Otranto’ in the late eighteenth century; the popularity of the genre continued throughout the nineteenth century and still has influence in modern times, as evident in Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’ and the film adaptation of ‘The Turn of the Screw’: Jack Clayton’s 1961 ‘The Innocents’. Gothic literature and cinema are famously known for their staple elements present in almost every text. Some of the most notable features of these texts are the

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    The Water Body Of Water

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    water bodies (lakes), are made of rock, gravel, or sand. The oligotrophic water bodies are home to smallmouth bass, lake trout, pike, sturgeon and whitefish. Eutrophic bodies of water have higher nutrient levels, which causes poor light penetration. There is low dissolved oxygen and shallow water. This all causes higher algal growth. The bottom of the lakes are made of silt, sand or clay. Carp, bullheads or catfish can be found in the lakes. Eutrophication is a serious concern for lakes as it can

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    The Best Day Of My Life

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    Whoosh! I can still see the moment he hit the water. The moment sometimes plays in my head like it happened in real life slow motion. I knew I would never forget it. You should know a few things about me before you read about the best day of my life. Before today I thought that if I didn’t start stressing about my future, I would never end up getting anywhere. This is the day everything changed. AAAHHHH!! That morning started like any other, my small obnoxious mutt of a dog licking my

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    History of the Phosphorus Issue in the Great Lake Back to the history, the eutrophication problem was first time concerned by public on Great lakes at the 1960s, the Lake Erie was covered by algae as a result of over dumped phosphorus from the sewage and other waste water, at that time, the Lake Erie was known as the “Dead Sea of North America”(Fitzpatrick, J. J., and Di Toro 1999). The reason cause this problem can be concluded in 2 points, 1. the stresses of overfishing, 2. development of phosphorus-based

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    many Oregonians have it as their license plate. That little picture on the license plate of course being Crater Lake; the ninth deepest lake in the United States (Reichemann). Crater Lake formed thousands of years ago due to a mountain erupting. Throughout the National Park we could see remains of rocks and minerals from the explosion. Crater Lake is one of the nicest and monumental lakes throughout the Pacific North West. About 7,700 years ago, Mount Mazama erupted on itself after building upon

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    The Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, are the largest freshwater lakes in the world, accounts for about 18% of the world 's fresh water resources. They are rich in water and other resources and the area of the Great Lakes extend more than 1200 km. The storage capacity of Great Lakes is about 23000 km3 and the surface area is around 244000 km2. Nowadays 1/10 of the Americans and a quarter of Canadians live in the lakes. Some of the world 's

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    sea level on the shore of Lake Titicaca. The village is also located 60 miles NW of the largest populous city in Bolivia of La Paz. Due to Lupalaya’s proximity to La Paz the village is greatly affected by the La Paz-El Alto concession which led to the privatization of water supply and sanitation. Introduction Bolivia is a landlocked country located in central South America. The village of Lupalaya is located five miles from the west-central border with Peru on shore of Lake Titicaca. The village is

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    CRN:10868 NATURAL LAKES IN TURKEY Thesis Statement: Natural lakes can be classified into four types on the basis of their geographical formation: tectonic, volcanic, landslide and alluvial lakes. I. The first type of natural lakes are tectonic lakes which are formed from the movement of fault lines between mountains. A. Formation of tectonic lakes 1. soil movements 2. water collection in sunk land B. Effects of tectonic lakes

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    Examining Religion in Jane Eyre "We know that God is everywhere; but certainly we feel His presence most when His works are on the grandest scale spread before us...Remembering...I felt the might and strength of God. Sure was I of His efficiency to save what He had made...I turned my prayer to thanksgiving: the Source of Life was also the Savior of spirits." ––Jane Eyre. Did Charlotte Brontë know, upon penning the book which was to be her first publication, that she was creating a work to be

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